Air Battle Manager

Air battle manager (ABM) is an aeronautically rated officer career field in the United States Air Force that provides command and control capability to airborne and ground units.

The responsibilities of air battle managers differ depending on the platform to which they are assigned.

[3] ABMs assigned to the E-8 JSTARS provide battle management using radar surveillance of moving and stationary targets on the ground.

[5] ABMs assigned to the four NORAD battle control centers located in the United States provide homeland air defense.

In addition, USAF ABMs assigned to battle control centers serve in NORAD's Canadian Air Defense Sector and the Pacific Air Forces battle control center located in South Korea.